The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-17

sake Of family ties Mallory started him
1 In the brokerage business. For this
reason the case will probably be hushed
up. Mallory refused 10 speak of the
matter. He said he believed Budd had
been brought back from Montreal to
be squeezed by Police Inspector
Byrnes.
H1GHwAYMEN INDICTED.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, March 10.-Neph
Ter and Drummond, of Kansas City and
Leayenworth respectively, who are in
dicted for smuggling and robbing farmer
Litchgy on a lonely road near Towanda,
| this county, were each sentenced to ten
years in the State prison today.
AN EIGHT YEARS STRETCH.
Melvin Tobin, of this place, who was
arrested in Kansas City, indicted for
highway robbery committed here, got
eight years, as did also Bramble, his
accomplice.
JOHN THOMSON SUICIDES.
OLATHE, Kansas, March 10.-John
Thompson son OF Andrew Thompson,
living about one mile southeast of this
city, committed suicide this morning
about 8 O'Clock by shooting himself
through the forehead with revolver.
He got up little before daylight and
went to the barn to feed the horses,
after which he returned to the house to
get pail, in which to milk the COWS.
AS subsequent events proved, he also
went to his room this time and got his
revolver without being noticed by any
one. Some of the family saw him
going to the barn with the pail ,bnt as it
was a matter of usual occurrence,
nothing was thought of it, however.
he had no more than time to reach the
barn when they were startled by the re-
port of revolver, and on going to the
barn they found the unfortunate young
man lying upon his back on the floor,
with the blood and brains ooZing from
a hole in the center of his forehead, and
life already extinct. The revolver lay
between his knees with a chamber
empty. The deceased was q years old,
and regarded to be in good health and
prosperous circumstances by his neigh
bors, hence it Is mystery what caused
him to take his own life, but it was
probably temporary insanity.
OUT OF DANGER.
CLAY CENTER, Kas., March IL
Cordry, the Times reporter, who was
badly cut few days ago, is now prac-
TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
FIT. SMITH, ARK, March 11.-Dep-
uty Marshal Isbel sent a message
here to-day for assistance.
He is at Tallequah, Cherokee Ma
ton, with several prisoners and
Is DeSlegeQ by 1rlendS OF the prisoners,
who are determined to effect the re-
lease. Marshall Carroll sent out. a
force of deputies, and a posse to
Isbell's relief to-day. Serious trouble
is anticipated.
LUCY GIVES BAIL.
COLUMBUS, o, March 1.-THE crimi-
nal judge of the common pleas court
today refused to grant writ of ha-
beas corpus to Lucy Parsons, the
wife of the condemned anarchist, but
reduced the bond and she gave bail,
leaving this evening for Cincinnati.
MURDERER HANGED.
RALEIGH, n. G. March 11.-Henry
Otis, colored, was hanged at GOldsboro
to-day for the murder of his
step-daughter in November last.
During his trial and imprisonment he
disclaimed any knowledge of the crime,
but to-day on the scaffold he confessed
his guilt. The GOODNESS and nerve of
the criminal was remarkable.
SMALL MISSOURI BLAZE.
SEDALIA, Mo-, March 1I.-At $50,
fire originating from unknown causes,
in the town of Hughesville, this county,
destroyed the stores of n. j. Smith,
Mont Magruder and J. +. McNees and
the vacant store of Mrs. Mockbee.
Loss, $40, 600, fully insured. A FORUM
ate change of the wind is all that saved
the entire town from destruction.